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HBA/Honours Specialization in Nutrition and Dietetics at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

HBA/Honours Specialization in Nutrition and Dietetics is a combined degree programme at Western University combining the HBA and the partner degree.

Faculty: Ivey Business School  |  Department: HBA Combined Programs  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Year 1 5.0 courses including 3.5 required courses: 3.5 courses: Foods and Nutrition 1070A/B, Foods and Nutrition 1241A/B, Biology 1290B, Chemistry 1301A/B, Chemistry 1302A/B, Physiology 1021. 1.0 course from: Humanities. Year 2 1.0 course from: Foods and Nutrition 2140A/B, Foods and Nutrition 2142A/B, the former Foods and Nutrition 2232. 4.0 courses: Business Administration 2257, Chemistry 2003A/B (or Chemistry 2213A/B), Biochemistry 2288A (or Biochemistry 2280A), Foods and Nutrition 2230A/B, Foods and Nutrition 2266F/G, Foods and Nutrition 2449A/B, Human Ecology 2222A/B. 0.5 course: any Foods and Nutrition or Human Ecology course at the 3000 or 4000-level.

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Entry requirements

To be eligible for consideration for admission to the combined program, in the first two years, students must complete a minimum of 10.0 courses including Business Administration 2257. In Year 1 they must complete the admission requirements as specified in the current Academic Calendar for entry into the Honours Specialization in Nutrition and Dietetics module offered by the Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences. In Year 2 students must enroll in the Honours Specialization in Nutrition and Dietetics and satisfy the minimum progression requirements for the second year of that Honours Specialization. In the first two years, students must attain a minimum weighted average of 78%, a minimum mark of 70% in Business Administration 2257, and no mark less than 60%. They must also gain admission to the HBA program through the regular application process. In addition, students must normally attain a minimum weighted average of 78% in the first year of the HBA. Students apply for the combined degree program during the HBA 1 year, typically their third year of University.

Full-time undergraduate programmes start in September (Fall/Winter, September to April). Part-time studies have a May start (Summer Evening, Intersession, Summer Distance) and a September start (Fall/Winter Day or Evening and Distance).

Applications open on the OUAC in late September 2026. The deadline for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies is January 15, 2027. Medicine (MD) closes October 1; Law (JD) and Dentistry (DDS) close November 1; Education (BEd) closes November 2; Compressed Time Frame BScN RPN Stream B closes December 1; Compressed BScN Regular Stream and RPN Stream A close February 15, 2027. Ivey AEO closes January 15, Music audition and interview registration February 1, Visual Arts digital portfolio February 15, SASAH February 28, Commercial Aviation Management supplementary application March 1, 2027. Part-time May start deadline is March 1 and part-time September start deadline is July 1, 2027. Applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), for up to three faculties or direct-entry programmes.

2026-27 application fees: Law $150; Medicine $135; Dentistry $375; Education (BEd/Dip.Ed.) $80; Ivey HBA $200; part-time application $100.

Apply through the official page: https://welcome.uwo.ca/next-steps/

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